David Baldacci
<p>David Baldacci enthralls as he brings stories from the page to the stage, with insight into his celebrated career as a best-selling novelist and his passion and advocacy for literacy. </p><p>David Baldacci is a global #1 bestselling author and one of the world’s favorite storytellers. His books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide.
Jonah Goldberg
<p>Named one of the top 50 political commentators in America by<em> The Atlantic magazine,</em> Jonah Goldberg’s informed and thoughtful perspectives spark indispensable dialogue and debate. He was a Fox News contributor for over a decade. In 2021 he left Fox News to become a political commentator for CNN.</p><p>Jonah is the former Senior Editor of <em>National Review magazine, </em>a nationally syndicated columnist, and co-founder of <em>The Dispatch,</em> a new media platform he launched in October (2019) with Steve Hayes.
Senator Tom Daschle
<p>Drawing from his 30 years of political service, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle provides a balanced, informed look at the future of government, business, and civic life.</p><p>Senator Tom Daschle is one of the nation’s most respected voices on leadership, public policy, and the inner workings of Congress.
Colonel Eileen Collins
<p>History-making NASA astronaut and the extraordinary subject of a forthcoming feature documentary, <em>Spacewoman</em>, Eileen Collins reveals encouraging perspective and insight on the leadership skills needed to break barriers and become a successful pioneer in your field.</p><p>One of America’s most admired women, Col. Collins became the first female to pilot a U.S. spacecraft with the Discovery shuttle flight in 1995, and the first female commander on the 1999 Columbia shuttle flight. In 2005, NASA tapped Col.
Soledad O'Brien
<p>Celebrated for her compelling storytelling and in-depth reporting, Soledad O’Brien shares with audiences her thought-provoking insights on media, race, class, and socioeconomic issues—and how the power of our stories can drive change. </p><p>Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning documentarian, journalist, speaker, author, philanthropist, and founder of Soledad O’Brien Productions, a media production company dedicated to telling empowering and authentic stories on a range of social issues.
Peter Leyden
<p>Drawing from his expertise in transformative technologies, artificial intelligence, and future trends, Peter Leyden helps audiences understand and navigate a new era of global change.</p><p> Peter Leyden is a tech expert and thought leader in artificial intelligence, transformative technologies and the future ever since coming to San Francisco to work with the founders of<em> WIRED </em>magazine at the start of the Digital Revolution.
Jennifer Thompson
<p>Jennifer Thompson is the Founder and President of Healing Justice, which aims to address the collateral human damage of wrongful convictions to all involved. Jennifer founded Healing Justice based on her experience with a failed criminal justice process that sent an innocent person to prison and left the true perpetrator free to commit additional crimes. </p><p>Jennifer’s ordeal with the criminal justice system began in 1984, when she survived a brutal attack as a college student in North Carolina.
Bob Zellner
<p>Bob Zellner brings to life the victories, struggles and heartbreaks of the Civil Rights era in a way that empowers and instructs audiences and the modern-day movement. </p><p>Bob is one of the most influential leaders in the Civil Rights Movement, from the 1960s to today. The son and grandson of Ku Klux Klan members, he risked his life – and nearly lost it – many times in the fight to achieve The Second Emancipation.
Michelle Alexander
Michelle Alexander’s acclaimed best-seller, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness released a special 10th anniversary edition in January 2020.
Kaspar Villiger
<p>President Kaspar Villiger equips audiences with the change-making insights and knowledge that organizations need to succeed in a complex and interdependent global economy. </p>